“I am afraid that “happiness research” amounts to nothing but a flimsy excuse for left-wing academics to claim that they should be given control over how the rest of us live”. –Economist Arnold Kling, in an article titled, The Happiness Police
Feb21st2006
I am afraid that some “economic research” amounts to nothing but a flimsy excuse for right-wing academics to claim that they should be given control over how the rest of us live.
Ahhh, but right-wing ideology tends to be laissez-faire, in other words, everybody gets to do what they want with their own money. It is primarily left-wing ideology that tries to control….